Bloodstock

Will We See A R10 Million Ticket At Nationals? Cliches have become such a part of sport’s modern lexicon that they often lose their meaning. However, here’s one that should carry the fullest impact as we head towards the 2024 Bloodstock SA National Yearling Sale to be held at the Read more…

Cape Racing Premier Yearling Sale 2024 From the stud farms of champions to the Sales ring where those champions are bought. What happens next is often the stuff of dreams.The Cape Racing Premier Yearling Sale, now powered by Tattersalls for the second successive year, has traditional unearthed quality that has Read more…

Vetscape Game Changers We’re sitting in an office at the Vetscape Animal Hospital in Paarl. There are no fancy accessories or lounge chairs, just two Godolphin paintings on the wall. There are book shelves which hold files, medical records and subjects which relate to, well, specialist veterinary topics. Three computers Read more…

‘Lots’ On Offer at RTR Durbanville, the country cousin of Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, has blossomed into a sporting venue now able to stand tall with any other racecourse in South Africa. Durbanville used to be an annual sideshow in the Cape, a sort of racetrack that provides a “holding service” in Read more…

The Miracle Of New Life The most wonderful time of the year Foaling season has been upon us and with that come the stories of joy, distress, celebration, excitement and hope.In fact, if it’s an emotional rollercoaster you want to go on, then strap yourself in and speak to a Read more…

Smith Delivers A Silver Lining After Floods Through difficult times it is said that every cloud has a silver lining. While it might not seem to be the case for a large number of people right now, given the extent of damage suffered personally and to property and possessions in Read more…

‘Toxically Optimistic’ Smith Is Looking Ahead Wehann Smith – ever the optimist! The CEO is standing at reception when I arrive. I check my watch. “Sorry, I’m a bit late, traffic.” He welcomes me, shakes my hand and assures me it’s no problem.Gary Lemke writes that the last time he Read more…

BSA 2YO – The Numbers Are Up Some 259 horses will go under the hammer at the Bloodstock SA annual Two-Year-Old Sale at the TBA Sales Complex in Johannesburg this weekend. Last year’s corresponding Sale saw a sharp upturn in results from 2021 and there is confidence in the industry Read more…

How The Stakes Have Changed | Derby Day Such are the winds of change which have swept through the Cape Racing scene since Hollywoodbets and businessman Greg Bortz threw the sport a financial lifeline, that the winner of the season-ending Splashout Cape Derby will pocket R890 625 for his connections.  Read more…

Hall Of Fame | Horse Chestnut The 2022/23 Cape Summer racing season discussion has been largely dominated by one horse. The three-year-old colt Charles Dickens has been favourably compared to some of the greats of South African turf, notably Sea Cottage and Horse Chestnut. Sea Cottage won 20 of his Read more…